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Maxime Talbot’s No. 25 jersey will soon have some more company hanging in the Robert Guertin Centre rafters, as the Olympiques will retire Colin White’s No. 24 in a ceremony next Friday.

The defenceman played three seasons for the then-Hull Olympiques, winning the 1995 QMJHL championship in his rookie season and going to the Memorial Cup, where the Olympiques were the second-youngest team in tournament history.

White and the Olympiques returned to the dance two years later in their “season of dreams” with coach Claude Julien at the helm, winning the 1997 Memorial Cup as tournament hosts.

White played a key role in the playoff run, matching his regular season output (three goals, 15 points in 63 games) in just 14 post-season games.

The defensive stalwart finished his junior career with five goals and 27 points in 137 games, and was taken 49th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1996 NHL draft. White would go on to win the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2000 and 2003.

White was bought out of the final year on his contract with New Jersey, and signed with the San Jose Sharks last summer.

He is currently a free agent.

The Olympiques host Nathan MacKinnon and the Halifax Mooseheads next Friday, and fans can visit the team website for a chance to meet White after the game.